«Ambulant akutteam - Et sikkerhetsbelte for mennesker i psykisk krise?»
The objective of this study is to contribute with in-depth knowledge based on persons’ subjective experiences within mental health crisis and support and help from a Crisis Resolution/Home Treatment (CR/HT) team. The study has a qualitative, exploratory design and qualitative interviews were conduct...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Danish |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Nordisk Tidsskrift for Helseforskning |
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| Online Access: | https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/helseforsk/article/view/2826 |
| Summary: | The objective of this study is to contribute with in-depth knowledge based on persons’ subjective experiences within mental health crisis and support and help from a Crisis Resolution/Home Treatment (CR/HT) team. The study has a qualitative, exploratory design and qualitative interviews were conducted with seven persons. They have experiences with both inpatient treatment in hospitals and support from a CR/HT teams. The informants revealed a variety of experiences as service users in the different helping contexts. The experiences of the CR/HT team’s accessibility, availability and flexibility, was highlighted as important. The Service users felt they were taken more seriously and met as a fellow human being in the home setting as opposed to hospital ward. The informants also emphasized how the CR/HT team helped them to feel more safe and secure. This study offers some in-depth insights of being on the receiving end of mental health services. It is important to include experience based user knowledge in the evidence base of practice development. |
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| ISSN: | 1504-3614 1891-2982 |